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(a) Show how 2-butanone could be prepared by a procedure in which all of the carbons origi...

(a) Show how 2-butanone could be prepared by a procedure in which all of the carbons originate in acetic acid (CH3CO2H).


(b) Two species of ants found near the Mediterranean use 2-methyl-4-heptanone as an alarm pheromone. Suggest a synthesis of this compound from two 4-carbon alcohols.

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